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Table 2 Proportions of self-reported anxious and depressive symptomsa

From: An exploratory study assessing psychological distress of indigents in Burkina Faso: a step forward in understanding mental health needs in West Africa

Symptoms

n

%

Feeling a profound sadness

1237

74.9

Thinking too much or having too many thoughts

1204

72.9

Being exhausted or lacking energy without any reason

1162

70.3

Being constantly worried

1109

67.1

Not being able to sleep at night (insomnia)

1076

65.1

Feeling hopeless or helpless

1003

60.7

Experiencing very fast or very strong heartbeats

900

54.5

Feeling stuck with an unsolvable problem

840

50.8

Experiencing dizziness or weakness

804

48.7

Having burning sensations in your body

763

46.2

Experiencing heart pain or a pressing sensation on your heart

721

43.6

Feeling you have worms crawling in your head

515

31.2

Feeling so nervous than nothing could calm you down

460

27.8

Lacking motivation to visit your relatives or be with them

399

24.2

  1. aIn the past month